Shoe upper



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A. J. THOMAS saos UPPER Original Filed Aug. 29. 1923 Fig.1.

Patented Sept. 9, 1924.

ALFRED THOMAS, OF BBAINTREE, MASSACHUSETTS. l

SHOE UPPER.

' Original application filed August 29, 1923,

February 12, 1924.

edge of which is skived on one side and has secured to its opposite face by a row of stitches the folded edge of a selvage edged tape with a cord in its fold, said tape having a single thickness extending beyond the edge of the upper and folded over against the skived edge of the upper and securedthereto by another row of stitches.

The invention further consists of certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be understood readily by reference to the description of the drawings and to the claims to be hereinafter give i For the purpose of illustrating the invention, one preferred form thereof is illustrated in the drawings this formv having been found to give satisfactory and reliable results although it is to be understood that the. various instriunentalities of which the invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and the invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instiumentalities as herein shown and described except as re quired by the scope of the appended claims.

Of the drawings:

Figure 1 represents an elevation of a portion of a shoe upper provided with a binding embodying theprinciples of the present invention. t

Figure 2 represents a perspective of a portion of the tape used in binding the upper.

Figure 3 represents a perspective of said tape with an edge thereof folded over a cord.

Figure 4 represents a perspective of a portion of the upper showing its skived edge.

Figure 5 represents a perspective of the Serial No. 692,423.

folded tape secured to the outer face of the upper. 1

Fig. 6 represents a similar View with one thickness of the tape folded over-upon'the skived edge of the upper, and Figure 7 represents a similar view with the lining of the upper applied thereto. Similar characters indicate like parts throughout'the several figures of the drawlngs.

In the drawings 10 is a portion of an upper having secured to an edge thereof a corded piping 11. This piping isformed from a tape 12 having selvage edges 13', 13*. One edge 13 of thetape'12 is folded overa cord 1% the. selvage edge 13 being in con Serial No. 860,044. Divided and this application 'filed tact with the cord I l-when the fold has been completed. I

W hen thus folded over the folded tape 12 is secured to the outer face of theu'pper' by a row of stitches 15 close to: the edge thereor. t

The inner face of the upper is skivedat its edge as indicated at loin-Fig. eprior to the securing of the tape 12 thereto.

lVhen the tape 12 hasbeen secured to the skived edge of the upper the fol'dededge 13' is beneath the upper while only a single thickness of said tape 12 extends beyond said edge as clearlyshowni-n F ig. 5. This single thickness of tape 12"is then folded over onto the skived portion- 16 of the upper 10 and subsequently the lining 17 for said upper is placed over the inner face of the upper 10 and the single thick ness of tape 12 upon the skived portion 16 of said upper.

The lining l7 andv the tape "12 are then sewed together by a row of stitches 18' as shown in Fig. 7, said stitches 18 extending into the space between the edge 13 and inturned edge 19 of the upper. I

TWhen the edge 13 is secured to; the. body of the tape by the row of stitches 15 ,-thes'e stitches will pass through portions of the cord 14 and prevent end movement thereof in the folded portion of the tape 12.

hen the edge 19 of the upper is inturned with the single thickness of tape 12 folded over upon the skived inner face of the upper the row of stitches 15 will be in the position indicated in Fig. 6 where they are hidden when the upper is viewed from the outer side thereof.

By skiving the inner face of the upper as at 16 a space is created in which the single thickness of tape 12 may be positioned without increasing the thickness of the upper at this point.

This permits the lining 17 to be perfectly flat upon the inner face of the upper entirely free from any bulge therein at any point. 7

By making the corded tape in the manner described the cord 1a is securely held in the fold thereof and there is no necessity for the use of glue or other adhesive to retain the folded edges of the tape together.

Where glue or adhesive is used it causes much trouble during the subsequent stitching operations, getting into the barb of the needle and clogging the same and owing to its presence making the operation of stitching much more difficult. These objections are entirely overcome in the present invention.

By using a tape with a selvage edge another objection is overcome as when strips of cloth are used folded over a cord and secured together by glue the edges are constantly unravelling and the unravelled threads become tangled up in the machines used to secure the corded tape to the upper.

Another advantage of the present invention is that the corded portion 01 the upper is no thicker than the body portion of the upper thus avoiding bulges in the lining which would cause much discomfort to the wearer of the shoe in which such uppers were used.

If desired the single thickness of tape 12 positioned on the skived portion 16 may be united thereto by adhesive but where the tape 12 is provided with selvage edges 13, 18 this is not essential as the selvage edge 18 of the tape will prevent the edge from unravelling and consequently the stitches 15 will securely retain the corded tape in position upon the upper with the single thickness of tape 19, lying flat on the skived portion 16.

It is believed that the many advantages of the invention will be apparent without further description.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim:

1. A shoe upper having secured to the edge of its outer face two thicknesses of the folded edge of a tape with a cord in its fold, said tape having a single thickness which, with a portion of the upper outside said row of stitches, is turned inwardly onto the inner face of said upper, and a lining superimposed upon the inner face of the upper and secured thereto and to said tape by another row of stitches.

2. A shoe upper having an inturned edge and a lining on its inner face, a tape having a fold at one edge enclosing a cord, the two thicknesses of the folded tape being secured to the outer face of the upper by a row of stitches, while a single thickness of said tape interposed between said upper and lining is secured thereto by another row of stitches.

3. A shoe upper having an inturned skived edge and a lining on its inner face, a tape having a fold at one edge enclosing a cord, the two thicknesses of the folded tape being secured to the outer face of the upper by a row of stitches, while a single thickness of said tape interposed between said upper and lining and bearing against said skived edge, is secured thereto by another row of stitches.

4c. A shoe upper having an inturned skived edge and a lining on its inner face, a tape having a fold at one edge enclosing a cord, the two thicknesses of the folded tape being secured to the outer face of the upper by a row of stitches, while a single thickness of said tape interposed between said upper and lining and bearing against said skived edge, is secured thereto by another row of stitches, the first row of stitches also passing through said cord.

5. A shoe upper having secured to the edge of its outer face two thicknesses of the folded edge of a selvage edged tape with a cord in its fold, said tape having a single thickness which, with a portion of the upper outside said row of stitches, is turned iiiwardly onto the inner face of said upper, and a lining superimposed upon the inner face of the upper and secured thereto and to said tape by another row of stitches.

Signed by me at 746 Old South Bldg, Boston, Massachusetts, this 11th day of February, 192 1.

ALFRED J. THOMAS. Witnesses:

VVALTER E. LOMBARD, NATHAN C. LOMBARD. 

